Space Shuttle
Discovery Rolls Out to the Pad
I know it feels like it was just yesterday that Endeavour returned from its mission to the International Space Station.…
NASA is Certain There Were No Drunk Astronauts
Now what should we believe? A NASA safety review released on Wednesday says that there's no evidence that astronauts were…
STS-118: Endeavour Touches Down Safely in Florida
After 13 days in space, the space shuttle Endeavour touched down safely in Florida today. NASA managers actually decided to…
STS-118: No Repairs Necessary
NASA announced their final decision on Thursday: they won't have the astronauts repair the space shuttle Endeavour. According to the…
STS-118: Micrometeorite Dings Shuttle Windshield
Just to remind us all that the astronauts are really quite exposed up there in orbit, a micrometeorite took a…
STS-118: Damaged Glove Shortens 3rd Spacewalk
Shuttle astronaut Rick Mastracchio and International Space Station resident Clay Anderson hurried inside today, cutting their 3rd spacewalk an hour…
Damaged Tiles Aren’t a Risk to Endeavour
With a detailed mock up in hand of the damaged region on the shuttle Endeavour's underside, NASA engineers have been…
NASA Mulls Orbital Shuttle Repair
As it was approaching the International Space Station, the space shuttle Endeavour performed a back flip maneuver to expose its…
Endeavour Reaches the Station
The space shuttle Endeavour reached its orbital destination today, linking up with the International Space Station. The shuttle was piloted…
Endeavour is Off to the Space Station
Thanks to the improved weather, the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Wednesday right on schedule,…